Romero made one big mistake, and it was a costly one. With two outs in the fifth inning and Alexei Ramirez on first, Youkilis drove Romero’s 1-and-1 pitch over the wall in center for his seventh homer of the season and third since he was acquired in a trade with the Red Sox.

Rangers 4, Twins 3 — Nelson Cruz hit an RBI double in the 10th inning to lead Texas to a home victory over Minnesota, snapping its five-game losing streak.

Josh Hamilton hit a home run, walked, and scored a run as the designated hitter one night after leaving in the fifth inning with back spasms.

Joe Nathan pitched scoreless ninth and 10th innings for the win against his former team, his longest outing in almost three years after ligament replacement surgery.

Astros 6, Brewers 3 — In Houston, Scott Moore homered for the second straight day and J.D. Martinez and Jose Altuve had three hits each as the Astros took advantage of the first-inning ejection of Milwaukee ace Zack Greinke to break a season-high nine-game losing streak.

Greinke entered the game looking for his 10th win; instead he was gone after four pitches — ejected along with manager Ron Roenicke after spiking the ball following a close play at first base.

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